Instructors
Druplas and Khenpos
Druplas are "practice masters" recognized for their training and ability in ritual activities. Khenpos have completed 9 years of intensive Buddhist philosophical study in a shedra. Additionally, they have passed rigorous exams and undergone a teacher training period.
Kyabjé Khen Rinpoche Tashi Palden
Kyabjé Khenpo (Kyabjé Khen Rinpoche Tashi Palden) was born in the Dergé kingdom in Eastern Tibet in the surroundings of Kyabjé...
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Tulku Migmar Tsering
Tulku Migmar Tsering is a master of the Chokling New Treasures lineage of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He...
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Khenpo Gyaltsen
Khenpo Gyaltsen was born in Nepal on May 10, 1973. He is a direct descendant of the family of the...
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Drupla Tenphel Gyatso
Drupla Tenphel Gyatso is one of the senior monks at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, and has undergone the traditional three-year...
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Drupla Sherab Dorje
Drupla Sherab Dorje was born in Nubri (Manaslu) Nepal into a family of lamas and practitioners descended from the ancient...
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Drupla Opak
Lama Opak is one of the senior monks at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, and has undergone the traditional three-year retreat twice...
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Drupla Sonam Tsering
Drupla Sonam Tsering is one of the senior monks at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, and has undergone the traditional three-year...
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Lama Sherab Phuntsok
Lama Sherab Phuntsok is one of the senior monks at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery. He is currently the resident lama at...
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Samye Institute instructors have been designated by Phakchok Rinpoche. The individuals have varying life experiences but are all committed to the practice of the Buddhadharma and the Chokling Tersar lineage.
Jangchub Yeshe
Under the guidance of the Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, Chokling Rinpoche and Phakchok Rinpoche, Jangchub Yeshe was ordained in Ka-Nying Shedrub...
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Tsunma Jamyang Donma
Ani Tsunma Jamyang Donma has served as Spiritual Care Provider @ SickKids for over 10 years , originally as a volunteer,...
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Jack deTar
Jack deTar is very fortunate to train under the guidance of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, Phakchok Rinpoche, and other lesser-known learned...
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Michael Friedman
Lama Michael Friedman has spent 50 years in an intensive study of philosophy in general and the nature of mind...
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Hilary Herdman
Hilary Herdman, Ph.D, studied and taught at Rangjung Yeshe Institute at Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling monastery since 2000. Hilary was a...
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Alan Pope
Alan Pope, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of West Georgia, USA. His doctoral training in clinical existential-phenomenological psychology...
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Maryanne Müller Prieto
Maryanne Müller Prieto is a long-time dharma student from Chile. She has had the privilege and blessing of being Kyabgön...
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Jesper Skovlund
Jesper was trained as a psychotherapist in 1990, and has since then studied emotional intelligence, communication and leadership. In 1996...
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Erric Solomon
“Being completely present brings a basic contentment. Caring for others as we would care for ourselves brings a sense of...
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Arthur Versluis
Arthur Versluis, Ph.D., is a professor and Department Chair of Religious Studies in the College of Arts & Letters at...
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Shu-chin (Sophie) Wu
Shu-chin (Sophie) Wu, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of History at Agnes Scott College, a liberal arts college for women in...
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Somānanda Yogi
Somānanda Yogi has had the great fortune of studying the Buddha Dharma under very kind and knowledgeable teachers from the...
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Matthew Zalichin
Matthew Zalichin began studying Buddhism as an undergraduate in 1971. His teachers include many of the past and current century’s...
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Samye Institute has a wide range of contributing authors who regularly post articles to our study blogs.
Somānanda Yogi
Somānanda Yogi has had the great fortune of studying the Buddha Dharma under very kind and knowledgeable teachers from the...
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Neil Roberts
Neil Roberts is a strength and movement coach, certified mobility specialist and corporate wellness consultant based in Brooklyn, NY. He...
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Andrea Sherman
Andrea Sherman, PhD, is a gerontologist, educator, trainer and End of Life Doula. She is a graduate of the New...
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Diana Carey
Diana´s interest in Yoga, meditation and Ayurveda started back in the 1980´s, and she started to pursue them in 1993...
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Kevin Gormley
Kevin Gormley, a life-long educator, is a former MS and HS teacher, performed health and science magic shows for school...
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Tawni Tidwell
Tawni Tidwell, TMD, PhD studied Tibetan medicine at Men-Tsee-Khang in north India and Sorig Loling Tibetan Medical College of Tso-Ngon (Qinghai)...
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Anasuya Weil
Anasuya Weil, Menpa, M.S., L.M.T. Prior to studying Tibetan Medicine Anasuya received her M.S. in 2001 from UMass Amherst and...
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